CHRIS 180

The CHRIS 180 mission is to heal children, strengthen families and build community. We accomplish this mission through an integrated Family of Services that: ? Recognizes, responds to, and understands the varying impact of traumatic stress and toxic environments on children, adults, families and caregivers and those who interact with them ? Identifies and builds on individual, family and community strengths ? Offers hope ? Fosters healing and recovery ? Promotes resiliency, personal accountability and self sufficiency. CHRIS 180 is a values driven organization. CHRIS is an acronym that stands for: Creativity, Honor, Respect, Integrity, Safety. We are committed to collaboration, use of the best available science, evidence-based practices, and a trauma informed organizational culture, policies and practices which facilitates and supports resiliency, recovery and self sufficiency. Organization Overview... Since 1981 CHRIS 180 has been dedicated to healing and recovery for children, youth, adults and families. Through a trauma-informed family of services CHRIS 180 offers: counseling for the community at large; school based mental health counseling; homes for abused, neglected and troubled foster children with emotional and behavioral problems who are in state custody; supportive housing for single and parenting young people, ages 17 ? 24 who are homeless or aging out of foster care; in-home services and community programs that strengthen families; outreach, drop-in and community housing for older teens, young adults and young adult families; a community center; an adoption program for children in foster care; and, training for professionals, human service workers, educators, volunteers, individuals who work within the community, other organizations and children, youth and families. The goal for all services is to unlock the potential that resides in each person to help them become self sufficient, contributing adults who have the skills to navigate life?s challenges.